Recraft V4.1 Flash
Sep 2026
Recraft V4.1 FlashCompare inon
Recraft V4.1 Flash measured on 3 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks3
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Multimodal2
Text rendering1
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58Qwen Image Plus 260195259Recraft V4.1 Flash94960GPT Image 1 Mini936Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 56%-29%$0.005Reference images: not verified
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 63%+186%$0.02CheaperZ-Image TurbounstatedOpensame-29%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1PCheaperP Imageunstatedwins 43%-29%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1
BetterIdeogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 55%+7%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 56%-29%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedZ-Image TurbounstatedOpensame-29%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1PP Imageunstatedwins 43%-29%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 56%-29%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedIdeogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 55%+7%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1
Muse Imageunstatedwins 74%+43%$0.01PP Image Ideogramhighwins 57%+43%$0.01Edits photos: not verified+1HHiDream O1 ImageunstatedOpenwins 54%+43%$0.01Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 63%+186%$0.02Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 61%+757%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 60%+114%$0.015FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 57%+243%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 57%+329%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Text-to-Image · overall1,099.5#30
FAQ
How much does Recraft V4.1 Flash cost?›
$0.007 per image.
Is Recraft V4.1 Flash free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.007 per image.
How good is Recraft V4.1 Flash, and what is it best at?›
#59 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Recraft V4.1 Flash better than Qwen Image Plus 2601?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Recraft V4.1 Flash scores 949 vs 952 — about the same. It is 77% cheaper.
When was Recraft V4.1 Flash released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-09-23. It is the current version in its line.
Is Recraft V4.1 Flash open source?›
No, Recraft V4.1 Flash is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Recraft V4.1 Flash?›
Recraft V4.1 Flash is a closed image generation & editing model from Recraft, released Sep 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Recraft V4.1 Flash?›
FLUX.2 [dev] Flash (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).